abstract：:Many primary care physicians lack sufficient knowledge on current guidelines for overweight/obesity diagnosis among minority groups. We assessed physician knowledge and awareness on modified guidelines for identifying obesity among South Asian Indians (SAIs). Cross sectional survey of 183 physicians practicing in Hous...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Vasudevan D,Stotts A,Anabor OL,Mandayam S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. migrant and seasonal farmworker (MSFW) workforce is aging. Aging causes functional changes that can affect work performance and increase injury/accident risk. It also has been linked with deferred health-seeking. The exploratory study was conducted to investigate occupational injuries and health-seeking in Hi...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Weigel MM,Armijos RX

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the largest and most diverse ethnic minority population in the U.S., it is important to examine differences in and correlates of Pap test adherence among Hispanics by country of origin. The data for these analyses are baseline responses from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regres...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Shelton RC,Jandorf L,King S,Thelemaque L,Erwin DO

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational pesticide exposure may be hazardous to pregnant farmworkers, yet few studies have focused on the health of female farmworkers distinct from their male counterparts or on the impact of agricultural work tasks on pregnancy outcomes. In the current community-based participatory research study, researchers co...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Flocks J,Kelley M,Economos J,McCauley L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the US, HIV disproportionately affects Latinos who often present late in the disease. Baltimore has seen a recent rapid growth in its Latino population paralleled by an increasing impact of HIV/AIDS among Latinos. From 2009 to 2010, we performed a cross-sectional survey of Latinos accessing the Baltimore City Healt...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Chen NE,Meyer JP,Bollinger R,Page KR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite growing numbers of American Muslims, little empirical work exists on their use of traditional healing practices. We explored the types of traditional healing practices used by American Muslims in southeast Michigan. Twelve semi-structured interviews with American Muslim community leaders identified through a c...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Alrawi S,Fetters MD,Killawi A,Hammad A,Padela A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thousands of Mexican and Central American migrants converge at the Mexico-United States border. Undocumented migrants in transit to the United States are vulnerable due to their lack of access to health care and legal assistance. This study attempts to provide evidence on the violent-related consequences that migratio...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Infante C,Idrovo AJ,Sánchez-Domínguez MS,Vinhas S,González-Vázquez T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined correlates of ever injecting drugs in Mexico among residents of San Diego, California. From 2007 to 2010, injecting drug users (IDUs) in San Diego underwent an interviewer-administered survey. Logistic regression identified correlates of injection drug use in Mexico. Of 302 IDUs, 38% were Hispanic, 72% mal...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Volkmann T,Shin SS,Garfein RS,Patterson TL,Pollini RA,Wagner KD,Artamanova I,Strathdee SA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immigrants from low-income countries are more likely than ethnic Norwegians to receive disability pensions. In a previous study in Oslo, we showed that occupational position probably accounted for all of this difference. The present article presents a study of the total population, with data on education and age at re...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Claussen B,Smeby L,Bruusgaard D

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. are common causes of atypical pneumonia; however, data about these atypical pathogens are limited in the refugee setting. Paired nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal specimens were collected from patients with respiratory illness presenting to healthcare cen...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kim C,Nyoka R,Ahmed JA,Winchell JM,Mitchell SL,Kariuki Njenga M,Auko E,Burton W,Breiman RF,Eidex RB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the link between the sizes of the Chinese community to the health of Chinese seniors in Canada. A secondary data analysis of survey data from a representative sample of 2,272 Chinese older adults aged 55 and over was conducted. Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to assess th...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Chau S,Lai DW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better address prostate cancer disparities, we investigated the differences among US-born, African-born, and Caribbean-born Black men on prostate cancer risk reduction and early detection behaviors. Data were collected from over 3,400 Black men in five cities in Florida. One-way analysis of variance was used to exp...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Odedina FT,Dagne G,LaRose-Pierre M,Scrivens J,Emanuel F,Adams A,Pressey S,Odedina O

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined differences in cervical and breast cancer (CC and BC) screening among a heterogeneous group of Hispanic women. Data from 247 women (mean age = 38.7 ± 13.3) from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and countries throughout Central and South America regarding participation in Pap smears, mam...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Lawsin C,Erwin D,Bursac Z,Jandorf L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of breast cancer (BC) have increased in Mexico, with the highest incidence and mortality rates observed in the northern Mexican states. This study aimed to describe the BC knowledge, attitudes and screening practices among Mexican women with and without a family history of BC residing along the Mexico-US border,...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Bird Y,Banegas MP,Moraros J,King S,Prapasiri S,Thompson B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of HCC is rising worldwide. Studies on ethnicity-based clinical presentation of HCC remain limited. The aim is to compare the clinical presentation and stage of HCC between Asian-Americans and non-Asian-Americans. This retrospective study assessed ethnicity-based differences in HCC presentation, includin...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Wong PY,Xia V,Imagawa DK,Hoefs J,Hu KQ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With large numbers of refugee arrivals and numerous barriers to accessing services it is especially important that resources are efficiently and effectively directed to address the health needs of refugees. Ten databases were utilised to conduct the review, returning 156 titles which were assessed for validity based o...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Williams ME,Thompson SC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health fairs are vital for reaching underserved Latinos providing access to health services including smoking cessation. The purpose of this study is to describe tobacco use and interest in smoking cessation among Latino smokers attending community health fairs. We surveyed 262 self-identified Latinos attending health...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Paula Cupertino A,Cox LS,Garrett S,Suarez N,Sandt H,Mendoza I,Ellerbeck EF

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immigrants depend on within-group social networks for social support during the acculturation process. Within-group social networks are linked to higher mutual concern and reciprocity, lower acculturative stress, and lower depression among immigrants Studies are limited, however, about immigrants' social support in th...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Bhattacharya G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detention of immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a rapidly growing form of incarceration in the U.S. with almost 400,000 people detained in 2008 (Schriro in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2009, http://www.ice.gov/doclib/091005_ice_detention_report-final.pdf ). ICE detainees are predominant...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Venters HD,Foote M,Keller AS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immigrants have a different social context from those who stay in their home country or those who were born to the country that immigrants now live. Cultural theory of risk perception suggests that social context influences one's interpretation of questionnaire items. We examined psychometric properties of job control...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Fujishiro K,Landsbergis PA,Diez-Roux AV,Stukovsky KH,Shrager S,Baron S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To study the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of foreign born children visiting an inner city pediatric emergency department (PED) and to assess their access to care, unmet health care needs, barriers to care and follow-up care. A cross-sectional study was conducted in October and November 2006...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Ferayorni A,Sinha M,McDonald FW

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the determinants of self-reported general health status among different Asian ethnic subgroups. Using a community-based participatory research approach, we designed, administered, and analyzed a cross-sectional survey of 705 Asians (292 Chinese, 226 Korean, 187 Vietnamese) in the Portland, Oregon...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Maty SC,Leung H,Lau C,Kim G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the use of HbA(1c) as a screening tool for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (fasting plasma glucose ≥7.0 mmol/l) in a sample of Cuban-Americans aged ≥ 30 years old. Subjects were randomly recruited from Miami-Dade and Broward counties, FL. Fasting plasma glucose was measured by hexokinase enzymatic met...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Huffman FG,Exebio JC,Zarini GG,Exebio C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no proven interventions for primary prevention of asthma. As asthma prevalence varies globally, comparing asthma in native and foreign-born children might provide insights. We pooled data from five cross sectional asthma surveys (N = 962). Place of birth was associated with asthma (OR = 3.4, P < 0.001). In c...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Woodin M,Tin AH,Moy S,Palella M,Brugge D

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to determine if English language use is associated with smoking, diabetes, hypertension, limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and 12-year mortality in older Mexican Americans. Using data from a cohort of 3,050 Mexican Americans aged 65 years and older, we examined prevalence of...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Salinas JJ,Sheffield KM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify concepts of health and disease as part of a study on designing culturally-targeted heart disease prevention messages for South Asians. We conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews in English, Hindi and Urdu with 75 respondents from a federally qualified health center and at a community center for S...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Tirodkar MA,Baker DW,Makoul GT,Khurana N,Paracha MW,Kandula NR

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hispanic and Spanish-speaking patients experience lower satisfaction with their health care when compared to whites and English speakers. We attempt to clarify the relationship between language preference and patient satisfaction in Hispanics. Study participants were Hispanic patients recruited from two clinics that s...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： O'Brien M,Shea J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Pakistani immigrants is high. The aim of this study was to provide an update of the risk of T2D and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in female Pakistani immigrants living in Oslo, Norway. Female Pakistani immigrants (n = 198, age 25-63) were interviewed, and data related to T2D, incl...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Hjellset VT,Bjørge B,Eriksen HR,Høstmark AT

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asians have an increased susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, despite relatively low prevalence of obesity in this population. Asian American is a diverse population and there are yet limited data on the prevalence of diabetes among different Asian subgroups and existing studies are limited by small sample size. Hence, ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Rajpathak SN,Wylie-Rosett J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the proportion of HIV testing among an African immigrant population in Portugal and identify the socio-demographic factors that may be associated. A questionnaire was applied to 522 African immigrants (53% men) who attend the National Immigrant Support Centre, in Lisbon. Odds ratios (OR) w...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Gama A,Fraga S,Dias S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study was conducted to better understand the health needs and concerns of immigrant HIV-infected Latinas residing in the Midwest United States. Individual interviews (n = 18) were conducted in Spanish with Latinas in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Women were at different stages of acceptance about the...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Enriquez M,Kelly PJ,Witt J,Rodriguez L,Lopez N,Smueles J,Romey T,Sweet D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite an effective vaccine, 60,000 new HBV infections were reported in the US in 2004; 95% in adults. We evaluate HBV sero-prevalence, risk behaviors and self-reported vaccination among Latino immigrant, Asian immigrant and US born low income men in five northern California counties. METHODS:Population ba...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Levy V,Yuan J,Ruiz J,Morrow S,Reardon J,Facer M,Molitor F,Allen B,Ajufo BG,Bell-Sanford G,McFarland W,Raymond HF,Kellogg T,Page K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma and obesity-related health problems disproportionately impact low-income ethnic minority communities residing in urban areas. Environmental risk factors, particularly those related to housing and indoor air, may impact the development or exacerbation of asthma. There is increasing evidence to suggest a link bet...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Johnson M,Nriagu J,Hammad A,Savoie K,Jamil H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farmworkers are at risk for developing occupation-related health conditions, yet healthcare use is limited. National Agricultural Workers Survey data were used to test a modification of the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations on use of healthcare in the past two years and type of healthcare used. Barriers to c...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Hoerster KD,Beddawi S,Michael Peddecord K,Ayala GX

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to identify barriers and facilitators to enrollment in public health insurance programs in immigrant adolescents and young adults. Focus groups were held in English, Spanish and Mandarin to assess barriers and facilitators to insurance enrollment. Twenty-nine students participated in the focus ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Hearst AA,Ramirez JM,Gany FM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to compare sample attrition between foreign born and US born older Mexican Americans. METHODS:Prospective cohort data over five waves (Hispanic established population for the epidemiological study of the elderly) of 3,050 older Mexican Americans were used to estimate the number a...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Stimpson JP,Ray LA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study is to identify the underlying structure of Health Competence and its value as a predictor of access to care among the Latino population in Baltimore, Maryland. Data on a cross-sectional urban probability sample were collected from 330 foreign-born Latino men and women aged 21-75 years residing i...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Fonseca-Becker F,Perez-Patron MJ,Munoz B,O'Leary M,Rosario E,West SK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have found that immigrants in the United States gradually relinquish cultural practices and adopt health behaviors similar to native born individuals as they acculturate. Few studies have looked at acculturation and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use, particularly ethnic forms of CAM. This st...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Lee JH,Goldstein MS,Brown ER,Ballard-Barbash R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease prevention models have shown individuals are more likely to engage in precautionary behavior if they have confidence in their ability to identify disease symptoms and understand health risks. In immigrant populations, communicating the risks poses greater challenges since linguistic and cultural barriers may i...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Heller JE,Benito-Garcia E,Maher NE,Chibnik LB,Maher CP,Shadick NA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Puerto Rican drug users recruited in NY who previously used drugs in Puerto Rico (PR) have been found to have higher HIV injection and sex-related risk behaviors than those who had not used in PR. This study examined predictors of risk among migrant Puerto Rican drug users. (For the purpose of this paper, th...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Deren S,Kang SY,Mino M,Guarino H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00